Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Minamisatsuma Area

  • Ibusuki City Tosen Gorge Somen Nagashi
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    4.0
    198 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Kaimonjucchou 5967
    Tosen Gorge is the birthplace of the circular somen noodle flume and this city-run restaurant and attraction is visited by some 200 thousand people annually. Open year round, here diners can enjoy somen noodles whirling in spring water selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan in the modern era. In addition to somen, the restaurant’s sets comprised of such local dishes as trout broiled with salt, carp soup, and carp sashimi served over ice. Approximately 25 minutes by car from Ibusuki Station.

    I am a noodle lover and had a brilliant time at this somen nahashi restaurant. Picking up noodle was a fan challenge and the dipping sauce was so tasty! It takes time to get there with limited public...

  • Takian
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    4.5
    39 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Minamikyushushi Chiranchoukori 6329
    A restaurant in a repurposed samurai residence located in a corner of the Chiran Bukeyashiki-dori (Samurai District). In addition to local cuisine such as satsumaage fried fish cakes and course meals which include sake-zushi fermented with only local sake and no vinegar, the offers udon noodles mixed with Chiran tea and a variety of sets. Open until early evening, visitors are recommended to eat lunch here. The detached villa with thatched roof is available by reservation only for groups. A two-minute walk from the Bugeyashiki-iriguchi bus stop.

    団体が先に入っていたせいかとにかくサービスが忙しなく落ち着かない。お椀を新たに置くたびにこちらも協力して既に乗っているお椀を動かす等々、ちょっと普通ではありえない接客だと思う。 味はまぁ普通、特筆するほどおいしいものもない代りに食べられないほど口に合わないものもなくすべて完食。 おそらくこちらのお店の一番の売りはその雰囲気とロケーション。 知覧武家屋敷の中の一軒で食事ができるというのはやはり少し特...

  • Aoba
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    4.0
    92 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Minato 1-2-11
    A restaurant which serves local, Satsuma (Kagoshima) style cuisine. Dedicated to local flavors, the establishment makes use of Satsuma Roppaku Berkshire pork raised in Ibusuki: Black Satsuma Chicken, a local variety; and high grade honkare katsuobushi produced in Yamakawa, Ibusuki City. In addition to tonkatsu breaded pork cutlet, a local staple, customers can enjoy luxurious Berkshire pork shabu-shabu, and Satsuma Black Chicken tsukune meatloaf and even sashimi. The restaurant offers low priced set meals during lunchtime as well as the “Ontamaran-don,” a local specialty consisting of a bowl of rice topped with salty-sweet Berkshire pork and a custard-like “hot spring” soft boiled egg.

    Ate here twice when I was in Ibusuki. The service staff were attentive and the food was served quickly. Prices is reasonable and I enjoyed the food a lot. Even managed to chat with a waitress from...

  • Satsuma Aji
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    4.5
    42 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Minato 2-1-31
    A restaurant which serves local Satsuma (Kagoshima) cuisine and a la carte dishes. The establishment’s abundant variety of local meals includes fresh, local Kagoshima chicken sashimi, tonkotsu ramen made with Berkshire pork bones stewed in miso, and vegetable-rich satsuma-jiru soup. The restaurant fresh seafood from Kinko Bay is also popular. The restaurant also offers seafood rice bowls and the “Ontamaran-don,” a local Ibusuki specialty consisting of a bowl of rice topped with a fresh Ibusuki custard-like “hot spring” soft boiled egg.

    I went to Satsuma-aji (meaning the flavor of Kagoshima) for dinner because the place I wanted to go happened to be closed for the night, but it turned out to be a good choice. A place thats...

  • TAKETORA
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Omure 1-1-13
    A ramen restaurant which is dedicated to using Ibusuki ingredients. The establishment is notable for its stylish green and black café-like décor. This popular restaurant was also selected number one by popular vote in the Third Kagoshima Ramen King Tournament. The restaurant’s signature “Katsubushi Ramen” is topped with a mountain of high grade honkare katsuobushi (dried-bonito shavings) along with a custard-like “hot spring” soft boiled egg, natto, and cloud ear mushrooms. The “Kaimondake Ramen” is made with an abundance of Berkshire pork meat miso.

    One of the two famous ramen in town. I tried it and the meal was rich and satisfying. Actually, I’ve tried three ramen restaurants in Ibusuki and I’ve got to say I like this one the most. I noticed...

  • Sapporo Ramen Kyujiro
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Kaimonsenta 4392
    A ramen restaurant located at the foot of Kaimondake Volcano a 10-minute walk from JR Higashi-Kaimon Station. Outfitted with a retro tile counter seating area as well as a spacious tatami mat seating area, families with small children will also feel comfortable coming here. In addition to “Katsubushi Ramen,” a local Ibusuki specialty, the restaurant is renowned for its delicious tonkotsu pork bone broth ramen, miso ramen, and simple yet flavorful shio (salt) ramen. The establishment’s chew, medium thick noodles are flavored with just the right amount of salt to bring out the flavor of the wheat flour. Boiled just to the point where they perfectly pick up the broth, these noodles are the proof of a truly superb ramen restaurant.

    薩摩川尻駅と東開聞駅の間の、指宿市開聞仙田の国道226号線沿いにあり、ラーメン、チャーハン、餃子の店です。勝武士(かつぶし)ラーメンを食べた。しょうぶしラーメンと注文してしまったが、カツオの枯れ節がトッピングされているラーメンだった。おいしかった。

  • Chiran Paradise
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    Kagoshima Prefecture South Kyushu City Chiran-cho Special Attack Peace Park
    A restaurant located a 50-minute drive from the Kagoshima-kita interchange. The spacious establishment is replete with table seating as well as private, sunken kotatsu table rooms, and the restaurant can accommodate families with children as well as large groups. Menu selections include shabu-shabu made with Chiran tea and greater Amberjack caught off Kagoshima, and kamameshi rice dishes prepared to order. The restaurant also offers a wide selection of light meals like rice bowls, curry, and noodles. In addition, the restaurant has a shop selling all manner of Chiran teas and other Chiran and Kagoshima specialty products. You can also purchase the restaurant’s tasty Japanese pickles here.
  • Ajidokoro Ichifuku
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Makurazakishi Higashihonmachi 8
    "This restaurant is located in near Higashihonmachi, Makurazaki City near Makurazaki Station. They offer courses and single dishes of bonito cuisine including the Makurazaki specialty filleted bonito, and bonito set meals where you can taste various bonito dishes such as bonito belly tempura and simmered bonito entrails. In addition, they have menu items such as roast cutlets and braised pork using a rare variety of Berkshire pork called ""Kago pork,"" and ""Makurazaki-eki Zen"" where you can taste Kago pork and bonito cuisine at the same time."

    If you like to eat fish, you are certainly satisfied with their cuisines. I wanted to eat smoked bonito and ordered their set menu for lunch. It was just ca.$10, but really voluminous. Its location...

  • Nidaime Ibusuki
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Jutcho 412-4

    7/10(日)。夫婦の鹿児島四日間宮崎三日間の旅行の三日目です。 家内が大満足した「ヘルシーランド露天風呂たまて箱温泉」を出て、ちょうどお腹が空いたのでこちらで昼食。 足を延ばして枕崎でカツオ料理、あるいは近い指宿で食べるなら鰹節ラーメンの二択だったのですが、 この後のスケジュールが押しているのと家内もわざわざカツオ料理じゃなくていいとのことで決定。 12時47分に到着。マスコミに取り上げら...

  • Masunoya
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Kaimonsenta 80
    Tosenkyo Gorge, so named because its deep cove was long ago used as a port for the ships of Japanese envoys to China, is a ravine where 100,000 tons of spring water gushes forth per day. Guests at this restaurant can enjoy somen nagashi served in this famous spring water all year long. Somen nagashi refers to thin wheat noodles served in a circular trough of flowing cold water. Somen nagashi is said to have originated when Inoue Hironori, an assistant official of Kaimon Town (now a part of Ibusuki City), created the first water pressure-powered revolving somen nagashi trough. Because the gorge's spring water stays a constant 13 degrees Celsius, the noodles are refreshingly chilly in the summer and can even be eaten cold in a warm room in the winter. Other dishes served by the restaurant include water-chilled carp sashimi, fried carp, salt-grilled rainbow trout, and more.

    This is a unique experience. You order noodles (and anything else you like, its all good). You place the noodles in the running water where theyre separated and flowing, and then you take them out...

  • Okashitsukasa Torigoeya
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Yunohama 4-11-9
    This Japanese confectionary shop was founded in 1919. It continues to make around 50 varieties of Japanese sweets including baked sweets made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of the region. Their most famous confection, Ibusukiji, is a baked sweet with a simple flavor made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of the region. It became a popular Ibusuki City souvenir after it became known that Emperor Hirohito had been enamored with the Ibusukiji he was presented. Another of the shop's popular products is their Okura Manju, a confection made with okra, of which Ibusuki is Japan's biggest producer. Yet another is their Soramame Dorayaki, a confection made with unsparing amounts of high-quality broad beans.

    砂蒸し風呂に入り、駅までの帰り道、何か美味しいお土産屋さんないかなと小さな路地をやみくもに歩いていたら有りました。いぶすき元湯の浴場の近くに、鳥越屋さん。 この小道は、かつて指宿温泉街の旧通りとして歴史あり、鳥越屋さんも創業100年を超える菓子舗でした。結構品数があり、悩みましたが、「そら豆スイーツ」、「どらやき」を買って帰りました。 よもぎ餅とおはぎが美味しそうだったのですが、晩御飯に備えて、見...

  • Kitchen Cafe Haru
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi Kaseda Kawabata 11807
    This restaurant is located a 10-minute drive from the Kawanabe Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline. Surrounded by natural beauty, one of the draws of the establishment is its relaxing atmosphere, and it is so popular, on weekends lines of waiting customers can form. Here customers can enjoy reasonably priced course cuisine with their choice of a meat or fish main dish. The establishment's large windows offer a view of the surrounding lush greenery, and it is also a popular place to take in a meal while looking at cherry blossoms when the trees are in full bloom in spring. Dinner is reservation-only; reservations are accepted from parties of just one person.
  • Tropical House Kuronbo
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Eicho Beppu 5178-5
    This cafe and restaurant is located a 20-minute drive from the Ei Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline. Boasting a cozy, warm atmosphere, the popular establishment bustles with locals. The Kuronbo Cake is particularly popular and consists of strawberries, pineapple, and a variety of other fruits plus ice cream sandwiched between fluffy sponge cake. The establishment is also located not far from Bandokorobana Nature Park, whose beauty was praised by cartographer Ino Tadataka, and is a great place to stop by to rest your weary legs after a long walk in the area.

    40年ほど昔に大学生の友人がくろんぼでバイトしてた際に複数回利用。友人ともに大学を卒業してからはなかなか訪れる事は無かったが今回妻と久しぶりに来店。Aランチ1150円紅茶セットでランチを食す。当日は全日本女子プリンセス駅伝大会がテレビで流れ、お隣では女子会3人組が賑やかにランチを楽しんでました。普段使い出来る気さくなカフェです。

  • Tsudoi
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    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Eicho Beppu 5373-5
    "This restaurant is located a two-minute walk from JR Mizunarikawa Station. Here customers can enjoy ""yoshoku"" Japanese-style Western food and other classic dishes prepared by a chef who previously worked in a famous hotel. The restaurant is fastidious about its ingredients and uses safe, healthy fruits and vegetables grown on its own farm. The lunchtime all-you-can-eat buffet is particularly popular and when it is being served the establishment is constantly filled with locals and tourists. The cake set meal, which includes access to the restaurant's self-service drink area, is particularly recommended."
  • Gohan-ya Yutaka
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Eicho Beppu 72-14
    This set meal restaurant, located 15 minutes from the Ei Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline via Prefectural Route 234, serves food that you could eat every day without tiring of and is popular with locals. Customers can enjoy hearty portions at reasonable prices. The establishment becomes particularly busy during lunchtime, and the daily set meal special is so popular, it often sells out just past noon. The karaage fried chicken, and the chanpon noodle set meals are particularly recommended. The restaurant also serves staples such as a boned pork rib miso cutlet meal, and a pork loin cutlet meal.

    地元の人に連れていってもらいました。 知らない人には入りづらいかも。 オススメのチャンポンをいただきましたが、野菜たっぷりでボリューム満点でした。 同僚が頼んでいた唐揚げ定食も唐揚げも山盛りでした。

  • Yasaika Kobo Fu
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    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Eicho Makinouchi 5520-1
    This confectionary shop makes and sells simple treats using vegetables straight from the farm. Customers can enjoy the shop's simple yet stylish sweets. Particularly recommended are the green tea pound cake, made with the green tea that is one of Minamikyushu City's specialty products; and the black tea pound cake, made with an abundance of organic, pesticide-free black tea. The shop also has a cafe area where you can enjoy the shop's sweets along with juices made using syrups crafted in-house from seasonal fruit; and, in summer, shaved ice as well. The shop also sells birthday cakes and special confections for happy occasions.
  • Cafe Sakura no Yakata
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    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Kawanabecho Kiyomizu 3882
    This Japanese-style cafe, located 15 minutes from the Kawanabe Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline via national Route 225, stands on the bank of a pond in Iwaya Park and commands a view of the nearby Kiyomizu Magaibutsu. The cafe is located inside the Ginkakuji-style Sakura no Yakata building, and enwrapped in its atmospheric air, customers can enjoy Japanese-style desserts such as the Bonji Roll cake inspired by Sanskrit characters; and nuikui mochi, a local Kawanabe specialty. From the observation deck and gallery on the second floor, visitors can take in a sweeping view of the Kiyomizu Magaibutsu and the garden.
  • Roadside Station Kawanabe Yasuragi no Sato Restaurant Starfull
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Kawanabecho Kiyomizu 6910 Roadside Station Kawanabe Yasuraginosato
    This restaurant is located inside Roadside Station Kawanabe Yasuragi no Sato situated on National Route 225 a 10-minute drive from the Kawanabe Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline. The restaurant serves choice dishes made with fresh, safe, local ingredients, such as handmade soba noodles, and delightfully tender and flavorful Kawanabe beef. The Kawanabe beef set meal is particularly popular and comes with a delectable high quality Kawanabe beef sirloin steak. The Yasuragi Gozen meal is particularly popular with women and comes with a variety of Kagoshima foods, including the restaurant's vaunted tofu and country-style inaka soba noodles.

    年末に向けての改装改築でしょうか、この時は一部が工事中で使い勝手がいまいちでした。でも道の駅としての機能も、また地場産品の購入場所としても十分です。近在の名所などの案内が充実していました。

  • About Kawanabe Restaurant
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Kawanabecho Hirayama 6846
    "This Japanese izakaya pub serving Western and Japanese-style food is located 20 minutes from the Kawanabe Interchange on the Ibusuki Skyline via National Route 225. The English word ""about"" is often used in Japanese to mean ""loosely,"" and as this establishment's name implies, it is a casual place people can always feel comfortable coming to. At any given time, the establishment serves 100 varieties of cocktails and 100 varieties of shochu, including brands not found elsewhere. The establishment's expansive menu includes edamame, yakitori grilled chicken skewers, and other tasty Japanese pub-style appetizers, as well as pizzas, pastas, salads, and much more. Customers can also enjoy desserts such as parfaits, and herbal teas, particularly popular with women. The establishment even has counter seating featuring comfy reclining chairs, and a private dining space perfect for example for families with children."

    大きなお部屋から2人掛けの半個室まで、さまざまなお部屋があり、いろいろな使い方が可能です。 飲み放題のプランで1次会もよし、2次会で飲み直しもよし、また、〆のラーメンもスイーツもなんでも食べられます。

  • Cafe de fo
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi Chirancho Kori 6097-1
    "This cafe, located a five-minute drive from the Chiran-Kaneyamasuisha Interchange on the Nansatsu Jukan Road, operates out of an old Japanese home in a corner of the Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens in the Fumoto district, a stretch of beautiful townscape which is one of Chiran's most well-known sightseeing destinations and which is also known as the ""Little Kyoto of Satsuma."" Inside a relaxing establishment which makes the most of its location amidst old samurai residences, customers can enjoy cakes made with tea from Chiran and other sweets. For those looking for a light meal, the cafe's bagel sandwich set is particularly recommended and comes with a lettuce, ham, and onion bagel sandwich. The cafe's yuzu tea and other hot drinks are served in a variety of tasteful cups."

    知覧武家屋敷を歩き回って疲れたとき、たまたま見つけたお店で、あまりにも暑かったので逃げ込みました。 涼しい店内で美味しい冷たいお飲み物をいただきました。 自宅のような雰囲気でくつろぐことができます。

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Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.

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